Inside The Lives of Billionaire Wives

[Music] inside the lives of billionaires wives people often think that the wives of billionaires are all pampered supermodels who spend their days going back and forth between the hairdressers and the next party but is this really the case there are nearly 3 000 billionaires who are in charge of running some of the largest and most important companies in existence while that number may seem like a lot that pales compare to well over 7 billion people living on this planet of those billionaires today we would like to take a look at the lives of some of their wives number five lucinda southworth larry page is one of the founders of google but have you ever wondered who the woman behind the success of this celebrated tech guru is lucinda southworth has an impressive resume born in the united states in 1979 she obtained her undergraduate degree at the university of pennsylvania upon graduation she chose to continue her education at the university of oxford obtaining an msc degree focusing on the study and data analysis of eukaryotic organisms she recently completed her phd in biomedical informatics at stanford university southworth comes from a long line of well-educated and philanthropic individuals her father dr van roy southworth also obtained a phd from stanford university and went on to work at the world bank her mother dr kathy mclean is an educational psychologist who has founded two ngos the mclain associations for children based in the republic of georgia and the u.s based stepping stones international organization which is committed to helping mentally and physically disabled children but despite her impressive resume she has become most well-known in the past decade for being the wife of larry page the co-founder and former ceo of google and current ceo of its parent company alphabet incorporated together lucinda and larry page have a net worth that is estimated to be around 50 billion dollars since their marriage the couple has also led an active social life often being photographed attending celebrity functions and fundraisers including the vanity fair post oscar parties in addition to her active social life charitable work and research career southworth also balances motherhood on top of it all the couple have two children born in 2009 and 2011 with such impressive parents one can only wonder what impressive accomplishments their children will eventually achieve if they follow in their parents footsteps number 4. astrid menks oracle of omaha warren buffett remained married to his first wife susan until her death despite living with his longtime companion astrid banks susan introduced her husband to astrid menks who later became his companion buffett and menks married in 2006 for much of his life investment guru warren buffett has had a less than conventional marriage the wife of nebraska's wealthiest man is not the person you might expect she isn't a socialite or a jet setter in fact astrid moved around a bit before she landed the job where she met warren astrid was a waitress when she met warren and his former wife susan specifically she worked at the french cafe cocktail bar in omaha nebraska buffett's wife susie sang at the french cafe and was friendly with the staff who worked there astrid is originally from latvia which is a small country on the baltic sea right between lithuania and estonia if you're still unsure where this is somewhere near russia would be a fair answer for the geographically the country is known for its beaches forests and beautiful art nouveau architecture in the large city of riga it may surprise you to learn that astrid and warren still shop at thrift shops money is not the source of their happiness despite having an abundance of it one of the traits they share is certain thriftiness rather than spending like there's no tomorrow warren enjoys a mcdonald's burger and cherry coke rather than eating every meal in some lavish setting the home they live in omaha was only worth around thirty one thousand dollars when he purchased it and they never moved this is one power couple that refuses to live like the world is their oyster warren has even pledged to spend the majority of his fortune on charity when he passes away among her other interests astrid is known for her charitable contributions to the local zoo it's hard to fault a woman who loves animals and shops at goodwill we can only imagine that astrid has a huge heart and is far more invested in the well-being of others whether they are billionaires or ostriches than she is in being known as a wealthy wife astrid along with her husband has helped to donate millions to the zoo she's also contributed to and helped organize charities that were once susan's before she passed away number 3 melinda gates even the tightly choreographed pace of a day in the life of melinda gates it's a snag once in a while melinda has proved so adept at playing her role on the world stage as one of the most powerful philanthropists that it's easy to forget that achieving global prominence wasn't initially part of her plan a math and science geek raised in a middle class family in dallas she graduated at the top of her high school class and went to study computer science and economics at duke university she joined microsoft as an associate product manager and met its enterprising young ceo bill gates whom she married in 1994. dedicating herself to raising their three children she shunned publicity not consenting to her first major profile until 2008 by then she had accepted life in the spotlight as half of the bill and melinda gates foundation the world's largest private foundation she's fully committed to the institution's mandate to improve the health of millions and lift those in need out of poverty in recent years she's made it her personal mission to improve women's welfare in developing countries through the use of contraceptives and the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality in 2016 gates was awarded the presidential medal of freedom the highest civilian award in the u.s by president obama number 2 priscilla chan priscilla chan is married to mark zuckerberg the co-founder of facebook she's a harvard graduate and pediatrician she helped zuckerberg set up the chan zuckerberg initiative in 2015 which pledges to donate 99 of their facebook shares chan 36 is among the most intriguing emerging leaders around not simply because she's married to mark zuckerberg she's a doctor who's also become a crusader in 2016 priscilla decided to open the primary school in palo alto the primary school is a tuition-free private school providing high quality education for kids between the ages of 18 months and 7 years old all students families have a family income that falls below 65 percent of the median income for san mateo county she's also planning to open up a second location in hayward california by the end of 2021. in 2008 priscilla went to the university of california san francisco and received her pediatrics degree many of her previous co-workers have praised priscilla for her attentiveness and ability to be level-headed even in the worst of situations helping people doesn't stop for priscilla outside the hospital though in july 2019 she also launched rare as one an organization that funds research on rare diseases as a pediatrician i've treated countless children with a rare disease priscilla told good morning america it's hard heartbreaking work that inspires me and so many others toward better research and treatments and while many of us are attached to our phones priscilla has learned how to wind down without technology her husband mark created a sleep box so she could take a break from constantly checking her phone well many may see priscilla's lifestyle is glamorous her childhood tells a different story according to the daily mail her father was a refugee from vietnam and the family moved to the united states after being in china for some time along with this priscilla often had to act as a translator to her grandparents when she was younger as they only spoke cantonese priscilla married zuckerberg in 2012 and today they reside in palo alto california with their two children maxima and august number one mackenzie bezos mackenzie bezos is the ex-wife of amazon founder jeff bezos the pair were married from 1993 to 2019 separating in january when they split they reached a 35 billion dollar divorce settlement making mckenzie the third richest woman in the world since then she has been working to donate the majority of her wealth most recently she donated over four billion dollars to 384 organizations inspiring isn't it mckenzie grew up in san francisco she told vogue that she was a shy child who would often stay in her bedroom writing elaborate stories she authored her first book the bookworm at the age of six the handwritten 142-page novel was later lost in a flood according to her amazon author bio after high school mackenzie attended hotchkiss then transferred to princeton to study fiction with pulitzer prize winning author tony morrison during college mackenzie also worked as a dishwasher waitress clothing salesperson deli cashier restaurant hostess library monitor data entry clerk tutor nanny and research assistant to tony morrison recently mackenzie married a science teacher identified as dan jewett two years after splitting from her billionaire husband and father of her four children so what would you do if you were as rich as these women let us know in the comments below if you enjoyed the video make sure you leave a like and subscribe and turn on those post notifications

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Length: 10min 5sec (605 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 31 2021